Room Temperature Copper(II)-Catalyzed Oxidative Cyclization of Enamides to 2,5-Disubstituted Oxazoles via Vinylic C-H Functionalization

Room Temperature Copper(II)-Catalyzed Oxidative Cyclization of Enamides to 2,5-Disubstituted Oxazoles via Vinylic C-H Functionalization Chi Wai Cheung, and Stephen L. Buchwald


http://pubs.acs.org.libproxy.mit.edu/doi/abs/10.1021/jo301332s

The title describes the majority of the work.  Additionally, this paper describes the preparation of enamides by Cu(I)-catalyzed amidation of vinyl bromides and iodides.  Asymmetrically substituted oxazoles can be prepared.